What does industrious mean?
Definitions for industrious
ɪnˈdʌs tri əsin·dus·tri·ous
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word industrious.
Princeton's WordNet
hardworking, industrious, tireless, untiringadjective
characterized by hard work and perseverance
energetic, gumptious, industrious, up-and-comingadjective
working hard to promote an enterprise
Wiktionary
industriousadjective
Hard-working and persistent; worksome.
I was very industrious in my effort to learn unicycle riding.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
INDUSTRIOUSadjective
Dililigent; laborious; assiduous. Opposed to slothful.
Etymology: industrieux, Fr. industrius, Lat.
He himself, being excellently learned, and industrious to seek out the truth of all things concerning the original of his own people, hath set down the testimony of the ancients truly. Edmund Spenser, on Ireland.
Let our just censures
Attend the true event, and put we on
Industrious soldiership. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.His thoughts were low:
To vice industrious; but to nobler deeds
Timorous and slothful. John Milton, Paradise Lost.The industrious perforation of the tendons of the second joints of fingers and toes, draw the tendons of the third joints through. Henry More, Divine Dialogues.
Observe carefully all the events which happen either by an occasional concurrence of various causes, or by the industrious application of knowing men. Isaac Watts, Improv. of the Mind.
Wikipedia
Industrious
Industrious is an American company that provides co-working spaces to companies and individuals. It was founded in 2012 and operates in more than 150 locations — and 65+ cities — across the U.S. and abroad.
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industrious
Industrious refers to someone who is hardworking, diligent, and consistently dedicated to their work or tasks. It describes a person who shows great effort, energy, and initiative, often undertaking tasks with zeal and perseverance. An industrious individual is often characterized by productivity and efficiency.
Webster Dictionary
Industriousadjective
given to industry; characterized by diligence; constantly, regularly, or habitually occupied; busy; assiduous; not slothful or idle; -- commonly implying devotion to lawful and useful labor
Industriousadjective
steadily and perseveringly active in a particular pursuit or aim; as, he was negligent in business, but industrious in pleasure; an industrious mischief maker
Etymology: [L. industrius, industriosus: cf. F. industrieux. See Industry.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of industrious in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of industrious in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of industrious in a Sentence
I’m so thankful that I have a notebook to add to my collection, I have been writing about new Anime shows and movies that I want to learn about, I’m about to be a industrious person and write more about anime stuff.”
To do great work a man must be very idle as well as very industrious.
He is industrious, always ready to serve. That is his character.
I think we have more machinery of government than is necessary, too many parasites living on the labor of the industrious.
Silver has knock-on effects compared to GameStop because it has links to miners, and then the miners themselves have an impact on how the FTSE 100 performs, if you start pushing silver higher, that is going to have effects on other industrious and other markets and that is clearly what happened.
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- مجتهد, كادحArabic
- егәрле, эшсәнBashkir
- pilnýCzech
- arbejdsom, ihærdig, flitigDanish
- arbeitsam, fleißig, eifrigGerman
- εργατικόςGreek
- industrioso, aplicado, trabajador, laborioso, afanoso, empeñoso, diligenteSpanish
- ahkeraFinnish
- industrieux, diligentFrench
- tábhachtach, saothrachIrish
- dèanadachScottish Gaelic
- मेहनतीHindi
- szorgalmasHungarian
- աշխատասերArmenian
- industrioso, laboriosoItalian
- 勤勉Japanese
- labōriōsus, industriiLatin
- strādīgs, centīgs, uzcītīgs, cītīgsLatvian
- ijverig, vlijtigDutch
- pilnyPolish
- diligente, laborioso, trabalhador, industrioso, esforçadoPortuguese
- harnic, laborios, industriosRomanian
- трудолюбивая, работящий, прилежный, трудолюбивый, усердныйRussian
- marljiv, trudoljubiv, марљив, трудољубивSerbo-Croatian
- ihärdig, idog, flitigSwedish
- میہنتیUrdu
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